Urosphena
| Urosphena | |
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| Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cettiidae |
| Genus: | Urosphena Swinhoe, 1877 |
Urosphena is a genus of Old World warblers in the family Cettiidae, formerly classified in the family Sylviidae.
These warblers are generally brown on the upper parts and lighter in color below with a brown, gray, or yellowish wash. They are similar to genus Cettia but have shorter tails.[1]
Species:
- Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
- Timor stubtail (Urosphena subulata)
- Bornean stubtail (Urosphena whiteheadi)
- Pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)
- Neumann's warbler (Urosphena neumanni)
References
- ↑ Alström, P., et al. (2011). Non-monophyly and intricate morphological evolution within the avian family Cettiidae revealed by multilocus analysis of a taxonomically densely sampled dataset. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11:352.
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